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Cal Fire suspends burn permits due to dry weather

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A forest fire obscures the sun during the Marble Cone Fire in Carmel Valley, California. William James Warren/Getty

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection have suspended burn permits, citing dry conditions and a sharp increase in vegetation fires.

The agency issued a ban Monday on 31 million acres of state property and private land in Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties as well as parts of Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties.